xvii, 1019 pages ; 25 cm

Focusing on Jesus, this first volume has several distinct features. It garners the lessons to be learned from the "quest for the historical Jesus" and meets the hermeneutical challenges to a historical and theological assessment of the Jesus tradition. It provides a fresh perspective both on the impact made by Jesus and on the traditions about Jesus as oral tradition, hence the title "Jesus Remembered." And it offers a fresh analysis of the details of that tradition, emphasizing its characteristic (rather than dissimilar) features. Noteworthy too are Dunn's treatments of the source question (particularly Q and the noncanonical Gospels) and of Jesus the Jew in his Galilean context

Includes bibliographical references (pages 901-948) and indexes

Christianity in the making -- pt. 1. Faith and the historical Jesus. Introduction -- The (re- )awakening of historical awareness -- The flight from dogma -- The flight from history -- History, hermeneutics and faith -- pt. 2. From the Gospels to Jesus. The sources -- The tradition -- The historical context -- Through the gospels to Jesus -- pt. 3. The mission of Jesus. Beginning from the baptism of John -- The kingdom of God -- For whom did Jesus intend his message? -- The character of discipleship -- pt. 4. The question of Jesus' self-understanding. Who did they think Jesus was? -- How did Jesus see his own role? -- pt. 5. The climax of Jesus' mission. Crucifixus sub Pontio Pilato -- Et Resurrexit -- Jesus remembered

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